Grain measurer and tally



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` B. C. KING 8v G. H. BOON.

GRAIN MEASURBR AND TALLY.

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GRAIN MEASURER AND TALLY.

Patented July 19, 1887. l l

UNITED ATnNr Orrieno BENJAMIN CIOERO KlNG AND GEORGE HAMILTON BOON, OF THORP SPRING, TEXAS.

GRAIN IVIEASURER AND TALLY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,962, dated July 19, 1887.

Serial No. 232,726. (No model.).

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BENJAMN CICERO KING and G Eonen HAMILTON Boon, citizens of the United States, and residents of Thorp Spring, in the county of Hood and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain Measurers and Registers; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the inven- 1o tion, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of lthis specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of our improved grain measurerand register. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same, taken through the center of the fianged wheel or drum which carries the measuringcups. Fig. Sis a similar view taken through the register-casing. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken on the plane indicated byline .fr-, Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a seetional detail view, the nature of which will be 2 5 hereinafter specified. .i

rlhe same letters of reference indicate correspending parts in all the figures.

Our invention consists in a new and im' proved grain measurer and register, which will 3o be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring to the several parts by letter, A indicates the portable frame, in which our improved measurer and register is mounted.

B indicates the main shaft, which extends the frame, as shown, and on which is mounted, inside the said frame, the flanged wheel C, which is provided with the straight inwardlyextending flange C2, and the outwardly as well as inwardly curved iiange C, which is on what we shall call the outer77 side or rim of' the wheel, this flange G, curving or extending out sufficiently, being of sufficient width to adapt it to extend under thespout of the thrasher' to catch the grain from the same, and, owing to the inclined shape of the said flange, the grain will be fed down tothe bottom of the rim of the flanged wheel, as will be readily seen.

D D indicate the grain-measurers, which are secured to the flanged wheel, as shown, so that their open ends open through the rim of in bearings transversely across the center of the wheel diametrieally opposite to one another and between the flanges of the wheel. These measures preferably contain one-half bushel each, and any number of them may be secured in operative position to the wheel but we have here shown two, as that is the number most convenient to manage.

E indicates a hopper having a down wardlyextending spout, E', through which the grain 6o received in it is discharged into a suitable bag, which is suspended tothe lower end ofthe said spout by hooks E2 on the said spout, this hopper being stationary and supported by braces E* on the Yframe A,so as to fit closely up within the flanged rim of the wheel between the flanges ofthe same, as shown.

F indicates a sleeve which incloses the shaft B, extending through one of the bearings of the shaft, and upon the squared inner end of 7o this sleeve, between the side of the frame A and the hub of the wheel C, is mounted a metallie yoke or frame, G, which is prevented from turning ou the sleeve which carries it by the squared inner end of the same, and which 7 5 may be adjusted thereon by the set-screw g, and in one end of this yoke is secured the inner end of a rod, H, the outer end of which passes th rough an aperture in a block, I, which forms the valve or cutoff, as hereinafter de- 8o scribed, and a spring, J, encircles the rod between the yoke and the eut-off block and serves to hold the said block pressed closely against the inner side of the wheel-rim between the flanges of the same, the block'being S 5 of such a width as to fit closely between the base of the said flanges. The flanged rim of the wheel is -secured to the hub thereof by the spokes C, the outer ends of which are secured to the outwardly-incliucd flange C near the 9o base of the same, so as not to interfere with the movement of the cut-off, and yet not interfere with the flange projecting beneath the spout of the thrasher or granary from which the grain is being received.

In operation the wheel is held with one of the measures at the lowest point thereof, and the grain from the thrasher or granary falling between the flanges of the rim will enter and fill the said lowermost measure, and when roo the measure is full the sleeve F is turned on the main shaft by means ofthe handle b at its outer end, this sleeve being turned either by hand or by foot through a suitable treadle. The cut-off block is thus pushed over the mouth of the measure, so as to close the same and prevent it from carrying more than a half-bushel,

as it would otherwise pile up, and theover-V plus of grain would choke the -hopper and prevent the measure from passing smoothly over the same. The cut-orf furthermore serves to retain the grain in the measure as the wheel is turned.l rlhe cut-oft' having been thus slid over the mouth of the measure, the wheel is turned by means of a handle, FZ, on the outer projecting end of the main shaft, and when the 'cut-oli' comes in contact with one end of the hopper it is pushed from over the mouth of the measure as the latter passes over Vthe hopper, and the grain contained in the measure is discharged into the hopper and falls through the spout of the same into the bag secured to the lower end of the spout. On the outer side of the straight flange of the drum, diametrically opposite to one another and at right angles to the positions of the measures, are formed longitudinal projections c, beveled at both ends toward their raised centers, and formed at their central points with a transverse notch or groove, c. A spring-actuated catch, K, is pivotally 'secured to the main frame A, the inner operative end of which is adapted to engage with the notch of each projection. It will be seen that when either measure is immediately over the hopper, so that its contents are being discharged through the hopper into the bag, the central notch of one of said projections will be directly opposite to the said catch, so thatthe operative inner end. of the same will engage with the said notch and hold the wheel at that position. While the wheel is thus held, the sleeve F is turned back, as previously dedescribed, until the cut-off slides over the measure, which is now at the lowermost point of the wheel, which measure has by this time filled fromthe grain-spout, the cut-off block iny thus sliding down in the grovoved rim pushing any grain which might be in the said rim down into the measure, thus clearing the wheel and assisting in filling the measure. The spring-catchK is then raised by one hand of the operator to permit of the wheel being revolved until the measure-which has just beenA filled and closed by the cut-oft' is over the hopper,the slide being pushed from that measure by coming in contact with one end of the hopper, as before described, and the wheel is again caught by the spring-catch until the cut-oft has been slid down,as before,to cover the measure which is then the lowermost. The outer part of the shaft and sleeve are of such length thatV their handles will `not strike against or come in contact with the bag secured to the lower end of the hopper-spout. From the foregoing description, taken in connection -with the accompanying drawings,the construction and operation of the apparatus for measuring and delivering grain will be readily under- Vmerly required the labor of three men.

stood. We will now proceed to describe they construction and operation of the mechanism whereby the amount of grain measured and delivered through the hopper is registered.

Thev outer end of the main shaft, betweenits crank and outer end of the sleeve F, is provided with two diametrically-opposite teeth or projections, L L,`lying in the same vertical plane with the two measures. After one measure has been emptied into the hopper, as the shaft starts again one of the projections Lwill engage with one ofthe teeth of a toothed wheel, M, which is rigidly mounted on a shaft, N, which is journaled trausversely'in an auxiliary casing, A', near one side of the same, the teeth of the said wheel M projecting through a slot, A2,.in that side of the casing to permit of the projections L engaging with them, and this wheel is thus turned for one space or tooth for each half-bushel that is measured and delivered through the hopperlspout into the bag, the outer end of this shaftN being provided with an index-hand, N', which travels over a scale, O, on the outer side of the casing A', and thus indicates and registers the number of half-bushels measured and delivered. The hub of the gear-wheel M has formed on it a projection, M', which at each complete revolution of the wheel M engages with one of the teeth .of a

wheel, P, and which is adapted to thus regis` ter ten bushels at each of its movements, being turned one space foreach twenty'half-bushels registered by the irst wheel, M, this wheelM being formed with twenty teeth. On the outer end of the shaft Q of the second wheel, P, is mounted an index-hand, Q', which travels over a scale on the outer side of the casing A', and thus indicates and registers, in connection with the first hand, N', the number of bushels and 'half bushels measured and delivered through the hopper-spout, the hand Q' registering ten bushels at each of its movements, while the hand N' registers half-bushels.' The indexhands and their scales may be covered with glass to protect them and prevent their being tampered with.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of our improved grain measurer and register will be readily understood. It will be seen that. itis strong and comparatively simple in construction, easy to operate, and exceedingly efficient in its operation, as one man using it can accomplish the same amount of work which forsides of the main framemay be to a large eX- tent closed, if desired. Small rollers R are preferably employed, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, to assist in supporting the jdrum C.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The combination, with the main frame,

. of the stationary hopper having a dischargespout, a rotary wheel having an outwardly-inclinedflange adapted to receive grain from a IOO r ro

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thrashing-maehine, the measurers', andthe eutoff blocks, all arranged as set forth.

2. The combination, with the main frame, of the transverse main shaft, the flanged Wheel rigidly mounted thereon, formed with the outwardly-inclined fiauge and having the meas ures, the sleeve mounted on the said shaft, the cut-off mounted upon the squared inner end of the said sleeve, and the stationary hopper having the discharge-spout, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the main frame, of the transverse main shaft, the flanged wheel rigidly mounted thereon, formed with the out- Wardly-inelined flange and having the meas ures, the sleeve mounted on the said shaft, the yoke mounted on the squared inner end of the said sleeve, the spring-actuated eut-off mounted on one end of the said yoke, and the stationary hopper having the dischargespout, all substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the main frame, of the transverse main shaft, the anged wheel rigidly mounted thereon, formed with the outwardly-inelned fiange and having the measures, the sleeve mounted on the said shaft, the cutoff mounted upon the squared inner end of the said sleeve, the stationary hopper having the discharge spout, the beveled projections on the rim-flange formed with the central notches, and the springcateh, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our oWn We have hereunto affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN CICERO KING. GEORGE HAMILTON BOON.

W'ituesses:

G. R. JOWELL, R. H. TURNER. 

